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Los Angeles –
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network will simulcast Dr. Maya Angelou’s private
memorial service in celebration of her legacy being held at Wake
Forest University, North Carolina this Saturday, June 7 at 10 a.m.
ET / 7 a.m. PT on OWN. The memorial service will also be available
to view on Oprah.com at www.Oprah.com/MayaAngelou.

“I've been
blessed to have Maya Angelou as my mentor, mother/sister, and friend
since my 20’s. She was there for me always, guiding me through some
of the most important years of my life. The world knows her as a
poet but at the heart of her, she was a teacher. ‘When you learn,
teach. When you get, give’ is one of my best lessons from her.

She won three
Grammys, spoke six languages and was the second poet in history to
recite a poem at a presidential inauguration. But what stands out
to me most about Maya Angelou is not what she has done or written or
spoken, it’s how she lived her life. She moved through the world
with unshakeable calm, confidence and a fierce grace. I loved her
and I know she loved me. I will profoundly miss her. She will
always be the rainbow in my clouds.”

-Statement from
Oprah Winfrey

To join in the
conversation online, use #HonoringMaya

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